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133 - PAIR OF BRONZE PANTHERS
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PAIR OF BRONZE PANTHERS Roman art, circa the 3rd century A.D. A pair of roaring panthers depicted standing on a semicircular base, one front paw raised, with two tenons with globular caps for mounting. Restored. Length: 19 cm Provenance: Former B.H.S. Collection, St. Petersburg, Florida, acquired between the 1950s and 1970s Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA618) Bibliography: J. M. Eisenberg, *Art of the Ancient World*, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 38, fig. 69 C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, France, 2014, pp. 67 and 101 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 56, fig. 54, and p. 90 A Roman bronze pair of roaring panthers, circa 3rd century A.D.
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